Season 14 of “Dance with the Stars” has just started with a 5 -star cast. But the flagship program of TF1 saw a star giving him off at the last moment, leaving his dancer on the tile.
The kick -off of the 14th edition of Dance with stars was given on TF1 and the second bonus, this Friday, February 14, will allow you to discover six new talents (or not) among the candidates. Last week, viewers were already able to admire the first dance steps of the Olympic champion Florent Manaudou and his partner Elsa Bois on a frenzied cha-cha-cha-cha, Julie Zenatti and Adrien Caby in a contemporary dance, or the former candidate of Star Academy Lénie in a tango with Jordan Mouillerac.
The services of Lénie, Julie Zenatti and especially Florent Manaudou have particularly seduced the jury of Dalsalways composed composed of Chris Marques, Fauve Hautot, Jean-Marc Généreux and Mel C this year. Conversely, the contemporary waltz of sports journalist Nelson Monfort and Calisson Goasdoué only drove 15 points. A score that may endanger them from the 3rd bonus, when the public and the jury will be able to eliminate couples.
In the meantime, the second part of Dance with stars Tonight will be an opportunity to see the actress Mayane and Christophe Licata, the footballer Frank Leboeuf and Candice Pascal, or the Miss France 2024 Eve Gilles and her dancer Nino Mosa. And with this full cast, one of the best gathered in 14 editions, the competition looks already very high.
“They really saw me that with …”, a failed dancer
However, if many celebrities are jostling each year to participate in Dalssome refused to rub shoulders with the exercise. The names of Hélène Segara, Claire Keim, Carole Rousseau, Christine Bravo, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, Matthieu Delormeau, Jarry or Amir have circulated, with various reasons. Categorical, singer Élodie Frégé, for example, said that Dance with stars did not correspond to his artistic aspirations …
But the refusal that has undoubtedly made the most noise this year is that of singer Maëlle Pistoia. The winner of The Voice 2018 was strongly expected in the casting of this 14th season. And she even had a regular dancer: the emblematic Maxime Dereymez. Absent last year, the latter had to return with the young artist as a partner. Las, it would have withdrawn a few days from the start of rehearsals, leaving the dancer on the tile.
“They really saw me that with Maëlle. It was their choice,” recently confirmed Maxime Dereymez in the program The Buzz TV. “I told them it was an evil for a good because I am fully in my musical (” good news ” – editor’s note). It would have been complicated to do both.” Disappointed but not bitter, the dancer nevertheless criticized the lack of quality teachers within the program. “Often, what is missing in the show are good teachers,” he tackled, notably regretting the absences of Anthony Colette and Christian Millette, two other big absent.
“It is quite possible that I do not come back,” concluded Maxime Dereymez about his future in Dals. “The last season with Keiona was great. Too bad, with Maëlle, it would have been also very good. But you have to move on.” A page that turns?